Ontario Soccer Centre

Coordinates: 43°46′20″N 79°36′09″W / 43.772167°N 79.602513°W / 43.772167; -79.602513

The Soccer Centre
The Soccer Centre
Full name The Ontario Soccer Centre
Location Vaughan, Ontario
Owner Ontario Soccer Association
Capacity 2,000[1][2]
Construction
Built 2003
Opened 2003
Tenants
Toronto FC II (USL) (2015-present)

The Soccer Centre, also known as the Ontario Soccer Centre, is a Canadian competition, training, education, and exposition soccer facility. It is located in Vaughan, Ontario, 20 km north-west of downtown Toronto.

The centre features a 130,000-square-foot (12,000 m2) field house that can accommodate three indoor soccer fields or one full size 11-a-side game. It has two international size outdoor grass fields, one international size outdoor artificial turf field, a sports therapy clinic, a restaurant and lounge. The tenants include The Ontario Soccer League, The Ontario Womens Soccer League, The Ontario Soccer Association, and The Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum.

In the fall of 2003, The Soccer Centre opened up its new artificial turf outdoor field. The project was the result of a collaboration between The Ontario Soccer Association, The Canadian Soccer Association, The Soccer Centre, and The City of Vaughan.

In January 2015 it was announced that the stadium would undergo a $5 million renovation by 1 July 2015, funded by the Ontario Soccer Centre with the City of Vaughan acting as the guarantor.[3][4][5][6] This is one of the only soccer facilities in Canada that is home to two FIFA Recommended 2-Star soccer fields.[7] The stadium, which when opened had seats for 2,000 but was planned to be expanded to 3,500 and 5,000 each subsequent year, is home to Toronto FC II, the reserve team of Toronto FC of Major League Soccer, which began play in the minor professional United Soccer League in 2015.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ontario Soccer Centre's Major Projects Nearing Completion". Ontario Soccer Association. 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Ontario Soccer Centre Stadium Grand Opening Marks A New Era For Soccer In The Province". Ontario Soccer Association. 2015-08-30. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
  3. ↑ "ONTARIO SOCCER ASSOCIATION PHASE ONE FACILITY RENOVATION AND STADIUM BUILD FINANCING AGREEMENT" (PDF). City of Vaughan. 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  4. ↑ "Toronto FC Unveils USL PRO Details". USL Pro. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
  5. ↑ "OSA, Toronto FC and Vaughan partner in new stadium". Ontario Soccer Association. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
  6. ↑ Rubin, Josh (2015-01-22). "Toronto FC unveils new entry in USL PRO league". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  7. ↑ http://quality.fifa.com/en/Football-Turf/FIFA-recommended-pitches-wordwide/#/index/3390. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ Martin-Robbins, Adam (2015-01-21). "Toronto FC affiliate rolls into Vaughan". Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  9. ↑ "New stadium and team coming to Ontario Soccer Centre". Ontario Soccer Association. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2015-04-28.


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